Police authorities in Adamawa State have arrested a 34-year-old church member for the kidnap of two Catholic priests.
The spokesman of the Adamawa State Police Command, Suleiman Yahaya-Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
Yahaya-Nguroje, a Superintendent of Police, said the victims were rescued and police operatives recovered a locally fabricated gun, a mobile phone and a sim card.
He said the arrest followed a tip-off, stressing that police operatives embarked on a rescue mission on the various criminal hideouts.
According to the Command’s spokesman, the suspect was apprehended in a criminal hideout in Gweda Mallam village, a border community between Numan and Demsa Local Government Areas of Adamawa State.
The priests – Abraham Samman and Mathew David Dusam –of the Catholic Diocese of Yola and Jalingo respectively were found tied up by the suspect.
Yahaya-Nguroje stated that the success achieved in the operation is a result of the renewed action plan put in place by the Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, Morris Dankwbo, leading to the arrest of the suspect for kidnapping his two reverend fathers.
He indicated that no ransom was paid to secure the two victims and that the victims are now receiving medical attention while the suspect has been taken into custody for further discreet investigations and prosecution.
On his part, the CP expressed gratitude for the support the Command is receiving from the state government and other sister security agencies and the public.
He called on the general public to sustain the tempo, especially in times of emergencies.
